7.31 Friday Faves – The Fitnessista

Hiiii! Happy Friday! What do you have going on?? This week has been packed with back to school events (orientation, meet the teacher, parents’ night) and the kids go back next week. I’m bummed that summer went by so quickly, but have tried to really make the most of it. This week has been filled with swimming, driving teenagers around to the mall, Chick Fil A, and Liv having friends over until bedtime most nights, movies, sleeping in, and being all in my feels that we have a freshman in high school.

We brought her home from the hospital as a newborn yesterday. High school seemed impossibly far away. It’s here, it’s wild, and I just hope she has a good experience. High school was not my high point in life, but the school that she’s attending has incredible teachers and a great community, so I’m feeling cautiously optimistic.

P is also starting a new school – the teachers and homework load were a huge source of the anxiety she dealt with a couple of years ago at her previous school- and I’m hopeful that it will be better for her. If it’s not, I mean at this point, we’re just going to pack it up and move lol.

(Hot yoga wisdom)

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves roundup! This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love hearing about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

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7.31 Friday Faves

Fashion, beauty, random:

These shoes! I ordered them from the Nordstrom sale when I saw that my favorite flats brand was there. (It honestly it was made me look at the sale in the first place since it was such a disappointment the past couple of years.) I have two pairs from Spain that I got last summer and they still look brand new, they have zero break-in time, they’re supportive, classy, cute.

These ones are a little bit furry (?) which was a surprise to me, but I love them. They run small, so definitely size up one full size. If you’re in between sizes, size up a size and a half. I’m usually a 38 and wear a 39 in these. All my Nordstrom Sale picks are in this post.

This dress! The Bettina dress is one of my fave shirtdress styles (and I loooove a shirtdress). The Callahan from Tuckernuck  is my other top fave.

Olive & June gel manis. I think I finally solved my nail dilemma. I took my dip nails off in early May after having dip consecutively for about 6 years. I just got so sick of the time such – driving to the nail salon, sitting there for an hour, and driving home was about 2 hours out of the day – the toxins, and the cost (around $90-100 every 3 weeks). I figured I’d let my nails breathe for a while, but I’ve tried some options because I still love pretty nails.

I found press-ons, and while they look cute, they don’t last long, especially if you’re washing dishes often and doing chores. I think they’re good for events!

Olive & June sent me a gel manicure set and I’m HOOKED.

This took 20 minutes to do, it has the thick shiny look I adore, it has a peel-off base coat that doesn’t damage your nails, nontoxic, it checks all of the boxes. I’ll report back on how long it lasts but I’m super happy so far!! You can grab a kit here.

This month’s Vivrelle pick!! It looks brand new and the color is chef’s kiss. I lost my ShopMy link when they deactivted my account, but if you’d like to try it, the link is here and the code is: L66PH1ZH70

Last day for Oliveda BOGO! You can buy one, get one free of their previous label since they’re updating the labeling. I use and love so many of their products. If you need specific recs, please lmk; I’d love to help.

Read, watch, listen:

The Pilot was gone this week, so I watched TV downstairs every night in the evening.

Some of the highlights:

– Project Hail Mary. This 100% lived up to the hype. I want to read the book now, and definitely would see the movie again.

– Finally finished Emily in Paris. I started the most recent season over the holidays and it’s taken me 7 months, but it was perfection.

– The new Dancing with the Stars: the Next Pro. It’s kind of campy and cheesy, but I love it??? I’m cheering so hard for Adele.

This episode with Alex Hormozi was incredible.

Fitness, health, and good eats:

(The usual PEMF, red light, and journaling stack)

This Mediterranean beef bowl is such a hit. We’ve had it a handful of times.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! Have an amazing weekend and I’ll see ya soon!

xoxo

Gina